IND vs ENG 2021, 1st T20I: Preview – Pitch Report, Probable Playing XI & Head to Head record
IND vs ENG: The first T20I between India and England will be played on Friday. KL Rahul is likely to open the innings for India with Rohit Sharma
IND vs ENG: After a thrilling Test series, India and England are ready for a face-off in the five-match T20I series commencing from Friday (March 12) at the Narendra Modi Cricket Stadium in Ahmedabad.
India won the recently-concluded Test series by a margin of 3-1 and secured qualification for the finals of the World Test Championship.
Suryakumar Yadav, Rahul Tewatia and Varun Chakravarthy have all received call-ups to India’s T20I squad, however the latter two are not expected to feature due to fitness issues. Left-arm seamer T Natarajan is also likely to miss out on this series due to a shoulder injury.
On the other hand, the visitors would be looking for revenge as they are the number one side in the T20I rankings. Eoin Morgan will lead the side that sees the likes of Jos Buttler, Sam Curran and Dawid Malan return.
We bring to you the Weather Report, Pitch Report and Head to Head of the 1st T20I between England and India to be played at the Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad.
Pitch report
There are as many as 11 surfaces at the Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad, which is set to host the T20I series in its entirety. It is yet to be seen that which pitch will be used for playing. Since its an evening fixture, the dew will play its part and the captain winning the toss should look to bat first.
Weather Report
It will be a hot day in Ahmedabad with an expected temperature of around 35 degrees Celsius. No rain interruptions are expected during the course of the match.
IND vs ENG Head to Head
Played: 14
India Won: 7
England Won: 7
In India
Played: 6
India Won: 3
England Won: 3
Probable Playing XI
India Playing XI
Virat Kohli (c), KL Rahul, Rohit Sharma, Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant (wk), Deepak Chahar//Axar Patel, Yuzvendra Chahal, Hardik Pandya, Washington Sundar, Shardul Thakur, Bhuvneshwar Kumar.
England Playing XI
Eoin Morgan (c), Jos Buttler (wk), Ben Stokes, Sam Curran, Moeen Ali, Adil Rashid, Jason Roy, Dawid Malan, Jonny Bairstow/ Sam Billings, Chris Jordan, Jofra Archer.
TV and live Streaming Details
TV: Star Sports Network.
Live Streaming: Disney+ Hotstar VIP.
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